I have 2 issues that I have bothered me for quite a while. I have seen a couple of doctors about them, but they don’t seem to think they're problems. Pls help.

1) The head of my penis is extremely sensitive. When I pull back the foreskin, I can’t even touch it with my fingers without a very uncomfortable and painful sensation. This makes washing under the foreskin difficult to the point where all I do is pour water over the head. This doesn’t affect how long I can last during sex though, as long as I have a condom on (I don’t have sex w/o one because it’s very uncomfortable). I have been told that this is normal, but I don’t believe it. How common is this? I had an infection under the foreskin a year ago and the doctor told me that the sensitivity would go away with the infection, but the infection seems gone & nothing has changed. This brings me to my 2nd question.

2) My foreskin continually sticks to the head of my penis. The cream (Nizoral, I think) I was given for the infection kept it from sticking, but after a couple of days of not applying the cream, the foreskin begins to stick again. I see a very thin, dry white film when I pull my foreskin back, which won’t come off by pouring water (and I can’t wash it away because of the sensitivity).
Both these things make it very painful and embarrassing when it comes to the opposite sex. Is this normal? It doesn’t seem normal to me. Can anyone out there relate? Should I get circumscised?
Sorry about the long post… Thanks.

The painful lsensation is normal for a male who is new to pulling the foreskin back and has never exposed the glans.

You didn't say how old you are and whether you had this sensitivity previously or just after the infection.

The stickiness issue I think just varies. Sometimes the glans & foreskin just don't produce enough oils/moisture and it just becomes semi-dry. I've had that happen to me.

For the extreme sensitivity of the head of your penis, I suggest you pull back the foreskin, apply lots of lubrication to the head, and masturbate that way. Or simply apply the lubrication and get your penis head used to touching by gently handling or stroking it for a while each day. The extreme sensitivity will go away with time and patience.

My penis head is still somewhat sensitive to the touch after years of handling it.

I am not worried about the extreme sensitivity. That happens to people sometimes, both uncircumcised and circumcised.
I am a bit worried over the white film, and the foreskin sticking to the glans. That is not typical. The glans secretes oil, to keep it from sticking to the foreskin. That white film is likely a symptom of something else going on, which is preventing the oil from the sebaceous glands on your glans from doing their job.
I would get this checked out by a foreskin-friendly doctor.
And no, you have nothing to gain from a circumcision. It might solve the problem, but it would do a considerable amount of damage...like killing a fly with a sledgehammer.

Thanks for the help everyone. I appreciate it.

sdp2 wrote:
You didn't say how old you are and whether you had this sensitivity previously or just after the infection.

I'm 17 years old now and always used a condom during sex and masturbated w/ the foreskin over the glans, so sensitivity was never an issue.
But it was always there, not just after the infection.
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Tommy124 wrote:
And no, you have nothing to gain from a circumcision. It might solve the problem, but it would do a considerable amount of damage...like killing a fly with a sledgehammer.

What kind of damage can it do? Don't people have that done quite often these days?
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Fles, what kind of lubricant is good? Can it be something like baby oil, or does it have to be something special.

Thanks again...

You've answered the question. If you have never had direct contact with the head before, then yes it is going to be very sensitive and this is completely normal. What you need to do is get that foreskin retracted and expose that head. Baby oil is fine, but it doesn't wash of easily. I would recommend water-based lubes like astroglide or KY. There are others. Washing and direct masturbation will reduce the sensitivity with time.

Doesn't sound like anything too bad with you.

Firstly, I'm not circumcised either, so I know where you're coming from.

The situation of your foreskin sticking to your knob... don't pull it back to wash so much. That stuff about scrubbing it out everyday is absolutele rubbish and chances are, if you let someone talk you into using soap, it'll give you a world class infection. That's what happened to me and I was on Nizoral too. As far as the sticking to the knob, let it go a couple of days and nature will take care of things. There's no need to scrub the head, mine's really sensitive too. Just let the water run over it every two or three days for a moment and push your foreskin back forward again.

I'm like you, when I wank I leave my foreskin forward. I can't imagine pleasure at rubbing my knob directly, but others can do it if it rings their chimes. As for sex, go round to the sex shoppe and get some Astroglide or get some KY Jelly from the chemist and when you're going to penetrate without a condom, pull your foreskin back and put some on your knob to lubricate it. It will help you and your lady to have a brilliant time.

See, easy-peasy mate, you've got no problems at all..

Christiaan, I'd like you to expand on your answer if you wouldn't mind.

I wash my dick with a mild soap every time I shower and have never had an infection. Do you mean your urethra was irritated by soap or was there an actual infection?

If there was an infection, how can you be certain that it was caused by soap?

What sort of soap were you using at the time?

Firstly I would say that there are boys/men who use soap to wash under their foreskin who don't have any problems, so it's hard for them to understand when soap affects other boys badly.

For me, I was always told to use clear water, and because boys' foreskins are often very tight, to rinse quickly and then replace your foreskin forward straight away. I was quite happy to comply because it really kind of hurt to pull it right back.

Then, on the web, I started seeing messages - instructions - to retract and wash with soap. I now realize that these instructions came mostly from wannabe's who were cut and had no idea what actually having a foreskin was like. Anyway, I followed the hygiene freaks' advice, thinking I'd been remiss. I normally use a anti-persperant soap. It didn't take too long before I got the first case of posthitis I'd ever had.

My GP gave me a prescription for Nizoral tablets from the chemist which cleared it up quite quickly and told me to go back to clear water when having a wash down there. I haven't had a bout since.

The long and short of it (no pun intended) is whilst some lads have no problem with soap, using soap gives many uncircumcised lads a wicked infection under their sheath. Good job if your GP recognizes what's causing it, but an absolute ***** and tragedy if you get near one of these blokes who tells you the only cure is to be cut. YUK

Thanx for the information, Christiaan. Very helpful.

circumcision removes the penis' only moving part.
that causes the corona of the glans to pull moisture out of the vagina with each out stroke. this can make both partners less comfortable. many cut guys have to use lube to masturbate. they don't get the lovely sensation of a loose foreskin moving over the glans, which is exquisite once your penis has calmed down and is not hypersensitive. there are 20,000 sexually responsive nerves in the foreskin. circumcision takes them away. the foreskin protects the head from constantly rubbing against your underwear, and developing a callous from it. the head only comes out to play, when it is needed for use. the frenulum is the most responsive part on an uncut guy, and circumcision often removes it. this causes some guys to prematurely ejaculate, because they have no physical trigger telling them, "not yet, not yet, now is the time". be thankful for what you've got, and if you need to, work to make it better, by loosening the foreskin so that it moves freely. you'll get the best of everything that way.

It's good to know that the problem I have is not too serious.
Christiaan, as far as washing it under the foreskin with water goes, after a few days (whether I wash or not), the white, dry pastey stuff builds up again and is difficult to remove with water alone. I usually put on some of the cream leftover from my infection and everything goes back to normal for a couple of days, then it all starts again.
Christiaan, when you wash under your foreskin, what exactly are you washing off? Is there something there, or do you just wash it because people say you're supposed to?

MY Question is: Is there any kind of cream/lotion/oil I can put on my head that is non-prescription to keep it clean and lubricated under there?

You are supposed to wash DAILY. Of course if you go a few days without washing you are going to have a buildup of smegma. If you wash daily, you shouldn't have much accumulation if any at all.

> It's good to know that the problem I have is not too
> serious.

No, no one's ever died of smegma. ;-)

> Christiaan, as far as washing it under the foreskin
< with water goes, after a few days (whether I wash or
> not), the white, dry pastey stuff builds up again
> and is difficult to remove with water alone. I
> usually put on some of the cream leftover from my
> infection and everything goes back to normal for a
> couple of days, then it all starts again.

When I was going to wash under my foreskin, I always took a bath instead of a shower and made that the first order of business before I had a wash with soap on my bod. When the water was quite warm it helped relax my foreskin to minimize any trouble getting it back. Then I'd leave it back for a bit while I had a soak and let the water soften things to minimize touching the head. The first touch always makes me jump though.

> Christiaan, when you wash under your foreskin, what
> exactly are you washing off? Is there something
> there, or do you just wash it because people say
> you're supposed to?

It's smegma, the same as you have. Before puberty I didn't really see much point in washing it as there never really was anything there and pulling it back was really painful. After puberty I started to make smegma, so I washed it so that if someone saw my foreskin back they wouldn't be put off. It's a substance that your body produces naturally so I was never really obsessed with it. My mum used to always remind me when going to the GP to have a careful wash "down there" and put on clean briefs. ;-) I found that when I went from teen years into my twenties that I didn't make nearly as much.

> MY Question is: Is there any kind of
> cream/lotion/oil I can put on my head that is non-
> prescription to keep it clean and lubricated under
> there?

I don't believe there's any product that will stop us making smegma. Smegma isn't really dirty, it's just a natural substance the body is supposed to make. We all produce it, your girl friend included, but no one ever tells women to routinely retract the foreskin on their clitoris, which corresponds exactly to our penis in structure and sexual purpose, they just don't have a pee from it. Haven't ever figured out why what's thought to be disgusting on us is ignored on women!

There's something made with zinc that they use on infant's genitals that may work. I can't remember exactly what you call it now, but your mum may, or someone else who reads here.

Sorry to go on for so long.